If you haven't caught on to this very important fact, I am obsessed with Harry Potter. Totally obsessed; the quintessential "Potterhead." So, naturally, I need to bring Harry Potter into the Christmas part of my life. Last year for Christmas I made this ornament set for myself, my son's teacher, my niece and my brother, … Continue reading Have a Very Harry Christmas!
It's Christmastime! And there's very little I enjoy more than DIYing things better than you can buy them. A prime example is: Christmas Crackers. Christmas Crackers cost a fortune, and all you ever get (usually anyway) are little garbagey trinkets that you'll never use again (that being said, I got an amazingly nice lipstick case … Continue reading DIY Christmas Crackers
Do you know I have famous sugar cookies? Well, I do. I made a bunch of batches for a friends' Buck and Doe and they were the best selling item of the whole bake auction! I used to make them all the time before I had kids, but they've been one thing that gets pushed … Continue reading Decorating Christmas Sugar Cookies
Christmas is in the air at my house! We're listening to Christmas music, baking Christmas cookies and making Christmas crafts! This week we made Toilet Paper Roll Figurines. I was so happy with how these turned out! (Shout out to our AMAZING babysitter who took the brunt of the work by doing the painting with … Continue reading Toilet Paper Roll Christmas Figurines
When we hosted Thanksgiving this year we made a gorgeous Thanksgiving Table Display. For our cutlery we used these napkin rings with fabric napkins. It was really nice to have the cutlery and napkins all ready to go, so there was less to do at the last minute. Bonus: they were so easy to make! And … Continue reading Toilet Paper Roll Napkin Holders
Family, Turkey, pumpkin pie, beautiful colours...I just love Thanksgiving! We hosted Thanksgiving this year for my husband's side of the family. I was very excited to be able to try out this Thanksgiving Decor Table Display. The supplies need to be prepared a bit in advance to let the spray paint dry, but I did … Continue reading Thanksgiving Table Setting
It's the time of year to hang a wreath on your door. You know, the one with twisted grape vine and fall flowers. The excellent news is that a lot of fall decor is on sale right now, so that pricey wreath that you've always had your eye on is attainable! The better news is … Continue reading DIY Wreath
So you've checked out our Last-Minute Halloween Costumes and our Last-Minute Halloween Decorations. Now it's time for our Last-Minute Halloween Activities. These can be done very quickly with common craft supplies! And it's a good thing too, because Halloween is TOMORROW!! Yay! Colouring Contest: Supplies: Markers, pencil crayons and/or crayons Printer Paper Computer Printer Instructions: Choose a Halloween colouring … Continue reading Last-Minute Halloween Activities
It's only 4 days until Halloween! You've finished your Last Minute Halloween Decorations, but now you need costumes! The good news is that kids have exceptional imaginations, so they don't need anything too fancy. There are plenty of DIY costumes that don't take much work- or much money- to pull together. This afternoon my kids and … Continue reading Bonus Post! Last Minute Halloween Costumes!
So, it's 5 days before Halloween and your kids are getting so excited! But you...you're not...you're stressed. "How is it possibly 5 days before Halloween??? How can I get into the spirit (pun intended) of things????" But First We Craft to the rescue with quick, easy, fun, child-friendly Halloween Decorations! This Halloween Display is made … Continue reading Last-Minute Halloween Decorations
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